Oscar Maydon’s Label Signs Global Publishing Deal With Warner Chappell Music

Oscar Maydon‘s label, Rico o Muerto, has signed a worldwide publishing woody with Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the institution tells Billboard. This marks the label’s archetypal publishing woody since launching successful 2024, erstwhile it was co-founded by the rising Mexican creator and manager-songwriter Alexis “Chachito” Fierro.

“We founded Rico o Muerto with the imaginativeness of empowering our artists, due to the fact that arsenic artists and songwriters ourselves, we recognize their needs,” Fierro said successful a statement. “We were looking for a spouse who shared that vision, and that’s wherefore today, we proudly spot our spot successful Warner Chappell. We’re precise excited for what’s ahead. Y puro Rico o Muerto!“

The grounds label, which has offices successful Mexico (Mexicali, Mexico City and Tijuana) and representatives successful Los Angeles, astir precocious added emerging creator Víctor Mendívil to its increasing roster, which besides includes Omar Camacho, Regulo Molina, Carlos Manjarrez and Fernando Angulo.

“I’ve had the pleasance of getting to cognize Chachito and Oscar Maydon, and it’s wide that beyond being talented songwriters — and successful Oscar’s case, a ace talented creator — they person a singular instinct for discovering and processing promising talent,” added Gustavo Menéndez, president of U.S. Latin & Latin America, WCM. “I couldn’t beryllium happier to beryllium moving with them!”

“Rico o Muerto has rapidly go 1 of the astir breathtaking forces successful música Mexicana,” Carlos Ruiz, managing manager of WCM Mexico, and Delia Orjuela, caput of creative, música mexicana astatine WCM, said successful a associated statement. “Their heavy roots successful the genre and forward-thinking imaginativeness marque them perfect partners arsenic we grow Warner Chappell’s beingness wrong this caller question of artists. We’re arrogant to assistance bring their euphony to an adjacent bigger planetary stage.”

The planetary publishing woody comes conscionable a fewer months aft Maydon’s 3rd workplace album, Rico o Muerto, Vol. 1, debuted astatine No. 6 connected the Top Latin Albums chart and No. 3 connected the Top Regional Mexican Albums chart. The música mexicana hitmaker is acceptable to talk astatine Billboard Latin Music Week 2025, which volition instrumentality spot Oct. 20-24 successful Miami. Maydon volition beryllium portion of The Future of Regional Mexican Music sheet connected Wednesday, Oct. 22.

The afloat programming docket and summons income are disposable at the event’s website.